Man dies after HGV lorry hits stationary car

An 80-year-old man has died after his stationary car was struck by a lorry while at the side of a road.

Wiltshire Police said the two-vehicle crash occurred along the A303 westbound between Deptford and Chicklade, shortly after 15:00 GMT on Monday.

Two passengers in the car, a 53-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman, were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the HGV was unharmed.

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to contact police.

A force spokesperson said: "An 80-year-old man has sadly died following a road traffic collision between a car and an articulated lorry on the A303.

"The car he was driving was stationary at the side of the road when it was struck."

The route was closed in both directions for several hours while emergency services attended the scene, but has since reopened.

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